Was very impressed with Khan last night...Never really been his biggest fan but he looked good last night.

Was a bit scrappy for the first 3 or 4 rounds and then Khan seemed to get into a rythmn and grew in confidence (probably after realising Malignaggi had no power in his shots) He was impressive though behind a quality left jab which he landed at will. Was one of those fights where no stoppage would have come too soon for me!

Disappointed for Kevin Mitchell aswell, was a pretty bad defeat that. Katsidis is a huge puncher for his size though and Mitchell just needs to put that one behind him and work on a few things cos he has a lot of qualities....

shame about murray, katsidas looked very good though, seasoned at the top level, does murray have what it takes at that level? we will see how he bounces back.. maybe a while till he gets an opportunity like that again though

khan looked good, great jab lastnight... mallignaggi not good enough though as was expected
khan calling out maidana after the fight !! would like to see that... but then again

Murray??...

Good performance by Khan , Nothing to flashy but dominated Malignaggi from behind a good jab.

mitchell

Mitchell showed last night, just exactly why hes dodged every decent fighter around. I guess Frank Warren made him take this fight.

Neither Malignaggi nor Mitchell had the power to make their opponent wary of teeing off at will. Once Katsidis figured that out he just went after Mitchell with a vengeance and it was game over.

If you can't bang at that level then you've got to be technically slick.

Where next for Khan then? Bradley? Some talk about Diaz but what's in it for him given he's just beaten the guy who took a unanimous decision off Diaz last time out? Or is he going to have to take his mandatory defence first?

Khan will be fed bums like Paulie who couldn't punch his way through rice paper.

I wouldnt rule out a Khan v Mitchell fight which would really take the urine.

mitchell didnt dodge the prescott or katsidis fight, fair play to him for that unlike some fighters who wont dare get in with a puncher

spot on mate, agree... ill be surprised if we see him in with maidana, alexander or any puncher

talk of him fighting katsidis, kat would have to step up in weight to do that... khan is already nearly two weights above him! bit of a mismatch in size(like barrera fight) so wouldnt surprise me if khan took that option

Roach wants Maidana now. He has said it will be an easy fight which Khan will win by 12 rounds

Too big a step up for Mitchell, Katsidis is tough as teak and smarter with it than people give him credit for. His gameplan was spot on, he was cautious early and had him found out in the first five minutes. Mitchell was hit and turned his back earlier in the third and could have been stopped there, he was on the back foot for the rest of the fight and was taken out clinically.

As for Khan, you couldn't pick a better fighter for him to be up against. Weak, slow (in comparison to Khan at least) yet tough and proud enough to last deep into the fight. Khan did well but it didn't tell us anything we didn't already know. Maidana would be a much more interesting fight, hopefully next up.

Good call....To be honest, serious doubts have to be raised about Malignaggi's credentials as a top draw opponent.

In nearly 22 rounds with Hatton & Khan he has probably won 2 rounds (and that is being generous), whilst his 'best' performance seems to be acknowledged as a brave battering he took against Cotto.

I certainly don't want to detract from Khan's display, he looked strong and quick, but I think its safe to say we can reserve full judgement until he fights a real live opponent, who carries a fair whack.

I'm no supporter of a Ricky Hatton comeback, but its pretty definite that even a on-the-way-down Hatton would be a sterner test for Khan than some Yank, who couldn't punch his way out of a paper bag.

hatton v khan will never happen i dont think

I agree, but it would be a better test than Khan's last 2 mediocre opponents.

Malignaggi is gutsy, but average beyond belief. He talks trash, but never backs it up in the ring.

This was a good match up for Khan, it exposes him to the world in the best possible way.

Did I miss something? Since when have managers been responsible for feeding their boxers the most dangerous opponents possible as early as possible in their career?

Boxing is a business, and the best way to keep making money out of the business is to keep winning. Matching your guy with someone who is likely to blow him away is career lunacy.

If Khan was at the Mayweather/Pacquiao kind of level then fine, pitch him in with the best the world has to offer. Fact is, he isn't. Over-matching him at this stage of his career would be futile. If he loses, all the "I told you so"' brigade will be gunning for him.

Yes, match-making is a tricky business, but I think the point with Malignaggi is that he is a very over-rated and over-hyped opponent.....Defeating him, whilst adding the big name to your CV, actually adds nothing to Khan's development as a boxer, as Malignaggi brings nothing to the table in terms of a test....The only advantage for Khan is much needed exposure in the US.

On another note, I thought Ryan Rhodes was very good last night. Though the opponent was very similar to Malignaggi last week, durable but lacking in much talent, Rhodes did look very classy in his demolition of him.

I really hope the talked about clash with Margarito can come off....It would be a great bout, and though Rhodes might find it a step too far, with his undoubted power and talent for picking a punch, you would have to give him a good chance, especially if they could bring Margarito over to these shores for that fight.

Rhodes is one of those fighters who looks impressive at European level (particularly as he's grown up a bit and stopped believing his own "Spice Boy" hype). He's only ever had real shot at World level against Otis Grant and lost a unanimous decision, so there are still question marks over whether he can step up.

Miguel Cotto becomes a 3 weight World Champion stopping Yuri Foreman in the 9th round. I've not seen the fight, but an expected result for me.

It was a right fight. Cotto vs Rhodes next?

Khan set to fight Joel Casamayor on July 31st by the looks of things. I think Khan is probably catching Casamayor at the right time. He's 38 now, but he's still got power (he's KOed Katsidis), so he'll still be a tough oponent for Khan.

Froch-Abraham looks like its going to be held in Montreal (Canada) in September.

Seven British boxers through to the quarter-finals of the European Championships and only one win away from a guaranteed medal. Great effort by Rob McCracken, would almost certainly have been eight if Bradley Saunders hadn't been stopped on cuts when leading comfortably in his fight.

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Rather than warm-up in his dressing room before his next fight, Haye is going to take on Harrison.

The walk to the ring, the introductions and then just enough time for Haye to say "boo" and Fraudley to run away and hide should do it.

I love how Harrison is blasting Haye for facing washed-up Americans. Who's on your record again exactly Audrey? Losses to Dominick Guinn and Martin Rogan FFS.